idiot
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What idiot recently wrote that these Rams were going to go undefeated?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"I hope that my legacy in wrestling was I was a bit of an idiot but I had a heart of gold," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The tornado that transported Dorothy Gale from dusty Kansas to vibrant Oz might have swept up the village idiot instead.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Who among us would not exchange his mental state for that of a whistling idiot?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Sometimes I was convinced she did, but there were moments when I felt like an idiot just imagining things.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
We were talking about him on the Monday Night Club before Leeds walloped Newcastle and only idiots question whether he is the right man to move the club forward now.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hurd had been tennis buddies with Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who publicly criticized HP’s decision as “the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"We've both been conned, useful idiots, which is not a very nice way to put it, but we've been used," says Elma.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Oh my God, I wish we put that much thought into it but no, we’re idiots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
It jutted one hip to the side, jammed a fist against the hip, and said, “What are you idiots doing? You’re going to freeze to death.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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